Wawa-Inspired Apple Fritters
Dan Soder and Big Jay Oakerson join Bert Kreischer to revisit a season one favorite: homemade Wawa-Inspired Apple Fritters.
Apple Fritters
Ingredients
- Bread flour
- Instant yeast
- Granulated sugar
- Fine sea salt
- Whole milk, warmed
- Pure vanilla extract
- Large egg yolks
- Unsalted butter, at room temperature
- Sweet-tart baking apples (Honeycrisp or Pink Lady), peeled, cored, and cut into 1/2-inch chunks
- Granulated sugar (for apples)
- Ground cinnamon
- Vegetable oil, for frying
Steps
- In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, stir together the bread flour, instant yeast, sugar, and sea salt.
- Add warm milk, vanilla, and egg yolks; mix until smooth.
- Add remaining flour and butter; mix until dough is soft and smooth.
- Cover the bowl with plastic and let rise for an hour.
- While it’s rising, melt unsalted butter in a skillet; add chopped apples and sprinkle with sugar, cinnamon, and sea salt.
- Cook until tender and the liquid is a syrupy glaze (about 10 min). Allow to cool completely.
- Roll out dough to ½” thick. Spread apple mixture onto ½ the dough and fold over the other half to cover.
- Cut the dough into ½” strips, then into ½” pieces in a cross pattern.
- Scoop up the pieces and rearrange, cutting again in a cross pattern.
- Form dough into a 12” x 3” log; sprinkle with flour and slice into 12 pieces.
- Transfer to a floured baking sheet, smashing pieces together into flat rounds, and let rise for 20 minutes until puffy.
- Fry in 2” of hot oil for about 2 minutes per side. Remove and drain; allow to cool slightly before glazing.
Maple Glaze
Ingredients
- Powdered sugar
- Pure maple syrup
- Pure vanilla extract
- Warm water
Steps
- Sift powdered sugar into a bowl.
- Add maple syrup and vanilla; stir until smooth.
- Add enough water to form a loose glaze.